Recommending The Elric Saga in 3 Minutes 

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Elric is one of the most fascinating characters in fantasy. He was intended to be the antithesis of Conan. Great series.

There was a time, late teens to early twenties, where I kind of binge-read everything Moorcock had written. I think of all of those, I enjoyed _Hawkmoon_ the most. Recommendation for the next "recommendation" video: _The Black Company_

This FINALLY had a Re-Release in my homecountry last year, absolutely loved it.

Great video! I'm a huge fan of Elric, Jerry Cornelius, von Bek, Corum and pretty much everything Moorcock has written (including his non-SFF literary work). I think you did a great job of highlighting how great the Elric stories are, while being fair and mentioning the small flaws (which I think are excusable flaws... it's not surprising that 20-year-old Moorcock writing the first pulpy Elric stories for magazines in the early 1960s feels very different than 80-year-old Moorcock writing Elric stuff in the 2020s). Thanks for highlighting my favorite author (who is also a super nice guy by the way)!

Also he's a big inspiration for Raistlin Majere, Drizzt Do'urden and Anomander Rake. He's kind of a big deal I want to know this series, but I wont begin this until I have and read all the Von Beck and the Erekosë series as the better introduction to the multiverse.

I love these 3 minutes recommendations. Keep them coming.

Looks incredible, love the art and the character design. Coincidentally I just became obsessed with Brom's art the other day. I am adding it to my TBR list.

I've read them, and great summary. They are not the best written stories ever, but they are still good enough to be an entertaining read, and they are interesting for their originality and the influence they've had on so many books that have come after.

I started these last year and have read 8 of them now and really enjoy them. They feel so different from most "classic" fantasy. Thanks for the video!

Never forgot Stormbreaker. Cool ass sword

Thanks to your Grim Dark video, I found out about Elric, and now I'm on book 2 of the saga in less than a day. This character/world/etc are just too great. Thanks for making these videos, or I would've been without Elric all my life.

It's a shame that because it's a fantasy novel, whenever people do artwork depicting Elric, they always go utterly mental. They make Elric look totally over-the top. Completely whacky, with mad armour that's decorated all over the place. Yet for all that, nobody has ever (IMHO) got his face right. Most people just draw a man's face that's a bit brooding and 'aquiline'. But Elric wasn't a man, he was a Melnibonean. He had a graceful, tapering face with slanted eyes and (if I remember correctly) pointed ears. And he wasn't afraid of 'slumming it' as he went about on his travels with Moonglum across the Young Kingdoms. So all the mad armour would have been pointless. He would have worn much more utilitarian, functional, battle ready armour than all the artists portray. I'm just waiting for the film to come out. Hope they do a better job of the artwork than most people do!

I just began reading the first book! I am excited to start this classic series!

Love this series. Elric is my all time favorite fictional character. I have several different editions on my bookshelf. A note on those Gallery Saga Press editions you mentioned: They're a good recommendation, and someone wanting to get into the series really only needs the first two volumes of that printing to get a complete version of the saga. The Elric Saga has 12 books at this point, but the order is wonky because the full story is pretty much already told in the first 6 books, then the 7th and 8th books (Fortress of the Pearl & Revenge of the Rose) fill in some gaps in the timeline of the first 6, and everything after that honestly kinda goes off the rails and mostly ignores the established continuity. But the Gallery Saga Press editions rearrange the order of the first 8 books to put books 7 & 8 back into their proper chronology. (Fortress becomes book 2 of volume 1 and Revenge becomes book 2 of volume 2.) So for a new reader, picking up volumes 1 & 2 of this new edition will provide the original 6-book saga in its entirety, plus two additional books of content, all without the timeline confusion of previous editions. It's very convenient.

Bought the first book in Kindle. I read the Dragonbone chair first and then jumped into Elric. Just finished the first book within the book, when he comes back from the void and gets Stormbringer. Pros: fast paced, perfectly sized chapters to devour, great characters and compelling stories. Cons: so far kind of over the top (even keeping in mind when it was written) moments and dialogue, it's not all the time but it keeps popping up. And there's like a constant cliffhanger of "but this will make sense" that I don't love, feels like I am reading a prequel. So far, so good. It's 680 pages in Kindle and I'm up to 230.

Also that would be great if you could recommend the ward Stone Chronicles

I have never even heard of this but my attention has been stolen. I will be reading this.

This is my favorite booktube channel I love your videos man keep it up :)

My library has the audiobook, which is handy as I like to multitask and listen as I do house chores.

Ok now I want to check this series out- awesome video!. It sounds amazing and so intriguing.

On my TBR to read Elric is where u want to start as he Michael moorcock most popular work

Oh my gosh, I just picked this series up a few weeks ago and am waiting to start until I finish my current reads. Now I’m really excited! 😆

Such a great series!

Currently reading Elric saga. Great series

After listening to the first big book of the Elric saga like Robert E Howard’s work my friends and family who read my writing have told me they’ve noticed a difference in my writing. Doesn’t help I listen to the books while I write so brain just adepts the style I guess. Tolkien, Saunders, Howard and Moorcock styles have had interesting effects on my writing hand.

the opening to the updated books is a short story written by Neil Gaiman. If you are giving this series to a tween to read, the short story does bring up c s a. Read it first before deciding on what version you are going to recommend. The Great Book of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber/The Chaos Saga) by Roger Zelazny. Once the Elric series started to talk about Multi-Verses, it heavily reminded me of that series, to the point they could almost be set inside one another. Recommend reading them both in tandem.

I would love to see 3 minute recommendation for Witcher series!

Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop Stop....You had me at Moorcock. >_>

One of my favorite bands has written several songs about this series. I should check it out.

Great series. I wish I could get the books but I am yet to find them in my country. I have been reading it on and off as a rebound story between big books and it works like a charm 🤣

Tried reading Elric once, got through a couple books, but nothing caught me. Might give it another go sometime, but the prose and dialogue just didn't do it for me.

An interesting review… 😊

Hi I recently bought conan the barbarian complete edition Could you make a video like this about conan I have no idea where to start or what the "big storys/must reads are"

I had a friend who gave me a copy of the citadel of the forgotten myths. It seems interesting but I couldn't get past the first few pages without saying his writing style isn't for me....

I did not like the first book, Elric came off as a moaning dummy who could have avoided a bunch of the problems he dealt with by using his head, instead he sews seeds for further ruin. Stormbringer is an awesome sword though.

Listening to the first book RN but my God they say melnibone more times that I can count lol but overall good book so far

Not sure why this has still at long last not been adapted as a series. The content is there, the vibe is there. The money to produce it is out there, and there are plenty of Witcher fans out there who probably don't love that Cavill is gone, so why no treat them to what that series takes inspiration from? The second novel The Sailor on the Seas of Fate is so odd and dreamlike I feel that it shares qualities of the excellent Hendrix album Electric Ladyland. I think it's that book that gives fantasy fans pause with regards to pursuing the original six novel story line to its conclusion.

Can we get aemond targeryon to play Elric?

I would like to hear your 3 minute sell for Piranesi and/or The Will of the Many

I know you're less into manga, but if you like this book, I think you'll like the Berserk manga

Sheeesh i get it im going to read those damed books soon!!!1 As if my tbr wasnt long enough already 😂

First book is amazing. They drop off after that.

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Still wondering why we don't have movies or tv series about his stories... 💀

Nine job, now all you have to do is summon Lord Arioch in 3 minutes.👹 PS - look up an album titled Chronicles of the Black Sword by Hawkwind.

The first Targaryen

How many books do you ready in a month on average?

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Elric has been on my list for a while. It's a long list...

Great video but I really dislike the 321 opening

I hated Wheldrake in "Revenge of the Rose" at first. I thought he was Moorcock's Jar Jar Binks, and I wished he would cut it out with all the pseudo-intellectual babbling. He grew on my by the end of the story though. Some of Moorcock's writing choices take some getting used to.

Elric sounds alot like Rin from the poppy war, and I didn't like her 😂 (not that I don't sympathise, but still)

I can see why the prose puts people off. A modern writer would make these stories 300 pages longer, Tad Williams 600. But they are strange to read as they are put together in chronological by story which can be vastly different than publication.

I was sick of Moorcock's use the multiverse by the Eighties. Elric was certainly the best thing he ever wrote.

Always thought his writing was horrible. Childish and full of plot contrivances....

I find Elric fascinating because every fantasy fan (manga or Western fantasy alike) could remember this archetype even if they have never read the original book. I won't be surprised if Guillermo Del Toro is a big fan of Elric.

Stormbringer is awesome

I need a reading order for the COMICS of Elric. I littereally cant find it anywhere. Been searching for like an hour. They don't exactly match up with the book titles and no one has an explanation of order for reading ANYWHERE Please help.